Act on the Slovak Geological Institute. Country/Territory Slovakia Document type Legislation Date 1988 (1991) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources Keyword Institution Data collection/reporting Policy/planning Authorization/permit Exploration Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Abstract This Act concerns geological works and defines the role and responsibility of the Slovak Geological Institute. Under article 2, geological works include the examination, evaluation, documentation and description of the geological structure, the search and survey of exclusive mineral deposits, verification of its reserves and working out ways to exploit and preserve geological resources and the finding out and evaluation of engineer-geological and hydro-geological conditions of the territory, mainly for the purpose of layout planning, documentation and realisation of a building site including the stabilisation of the slide area. The Act provides for permits and authorizations for carrying out survey activities and for related procedures. Full text English